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'''Pines''' were common evergreen trees, found throughout the lands of [[Middle-earth]], but especially in the highlands of [[Dorthonion]], a land which took its name from the pine trees that grew there.
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[[Image:Jrrt_1972_tree.jpg|thumb|180px|Tolkien next to a Black Pine in 1973]]
  
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'''Pines''' were common evergreen trees, found throughout the lands of [[Middle-earth]], but especially in the highlands of [[Dorthonion]], a land which took its name from the pine trees that grew there.<ref>{{S|14}}</ref>
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==Names==
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The [[Sindarin]] name for a "pine-tree" is '''''thôn'''''.<ref>{{S|Appendix}}</ref><ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. 384 (citing the "[[Unfinished index]]")</ref>
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In the ''[[The Etymologies|Etymologies]]'', [[Ilkorin]] '''''thōn''''' and [[Noldorin]] '''''thaun''''' (pl. ''thuin''), deriving from root [[THON]],  are said to mean "pine-tree".<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 392</ref><ref>{{VT|46a}}, p. 19</ref>
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In Tolkien's very early conception of the [[Elvish]] languages (dating from ca. [[1917]]), the [[Gnomish]] name for a "pinetree" is '''''aigos''''' and the [[Qenya]] name is '''''[[aikasse#Qenya|aikasse]]'''''.<ref>{{PE|11}}, p. 17</ref>
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==Inspiration==
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One of [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s favourite trees was a certain pine tree (a [[Wikipedia:European Black Pine|Black Pine, lat. ''Pinus nigra'']]) found in the Botanic Garden, Oxford. On the last known photograph of Tolkien (taken [[9 August]] [[1973]]), he appears standing next to the tree.<ref>[http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/press/815-The_Queen_of_Hobbits_For_Sale.php The Queen of Hobbits for sale] at [http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/ Tolkienlibrary.com] (accessed 24 June 2011)</ref>
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==External links==
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*{{WP|Pine}}
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Latest revision as of 08:47, 2 July 2011

Tolkien next to a Black Pine in 1973

Pines were common evergreen trees, found throughout the lands of Middle-earth, but especially in the highlands of Dorthonion, a land which took its name from the pine trees that grew there.[1]

[edit] Names

The Sindarin name for a "pine-tree" is thôn.[2][3]

In the Etymologies, Ilkorin thōn and Noldorin thaun (pl. thuin), deriving from root THON, are said to mean "pine-tree".[4][5]

In Tolkien's very early conception of the Elvish languages (dating from ca. 1917), the Gnomish name for a "pinetree" is aigos and the Qenya name is aikasse.[6]

[edit] Inspiration

One of Tolkien's favourite trees was a certain pine tree (a Black Pine, lat. Pinus nigra) found in the Botanic Garden, Oxford. On the last known photograph of Tolkien (taken 9 August 1973), he appears standing next to the tree.[7]

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[edit] References

  1. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Beleriand and its Realms"
  2. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names"
  3. ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 384 (citing the "Unfinished index")
  4. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "Part Three: The Etymologies", p. 392
  5. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Addenda and Corrigenda to the Etymologies — Part Two" (edited by Carl F. Hostetter and Patrick H. Wynne), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 46, July 2004, p. 19
  6. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "I-Lam na-Ngoldathon: The Grammar and Lexicon of the Gnomish Tongue", in Parma Eldalamberon XI (edited by Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, and Patrick H. Wynne), p. 17
  7. ↑ The Queen of Hobbits for sale at Tolkienlibrary.com (accessed 24 June 2011)
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